Qualcomm
CPU Architecture Performance Engineer (RISC V)
$176K–$263K
Santa Clara, California +1 · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 17, 2026
- Location
- Santa Clara, California
Austin, Texas - Experience
- 4+ years with a bachelor’s degree, 3+ years with a master’s degree, or 2+ years with a PhD, in specified related work. Preferred qualifications also state an MS in Computer Architecture with 2+ years of practical experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
About the job
Develops and evaluates CPU performance features through workload analysis, simulation, modeling, and collaboration with RTL and design teams.
What you'll do
- Analyze workloads and run performance simulations to identify bottlenecks and evaluate design alternatives.
- Write and maintain features in the CPU architectural performance model and improve the simulation environment.
- Collaborate with architecture and RTL teams to identify product improvements and assess implementation costs.
What they ask for
- CPU architecture proficiency in one or more areas, such as fetch, decode, branch prediction, execution units, caches, or load/store.
- Bachelor’s degree in a listed engineering or computer science field and 4+ years of related experience; or a master’s and 3+ years; or a PhD and 2+ years.
- Strong CPU architecture and microarchitecture knowledge.
- Proficiency in C and C++ and scripting languages such as Perl or Python.
Nice to have
- Experience in a performance modeling environment.
- Knowledge of common performance benchmarks and workloads; OS internals and compiler technology are also noted as a plus.
Pay
USD $175,600.00 - $263,400.00 base salary
Tools
C, C++, Perl, Python
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